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by
1. prep. Near or next to.
The mailbox is by the bus stop.
2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
Be back by ten o'clock! We will send it by the first week of July.
3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
The matter was decided by the chairman. The boat was swamped by the water. He was protected by his body armour.
4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
I sorted the items by category. By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
Our stock is up by ten percent.
10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
We went through the book page by page. We crawled forward by inches.
11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
He cheated by his own admission.
12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
By Jove! I think she's got it! By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix. The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot. The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
I watched as it passed by.
16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
There was a shepherd close by.
The shop is hard by the High Street.
17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
I'll stop by on my way home from work.
We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
18. adv. Aside, away.
The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
20. n. (card games) A pass
21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
extension
1. n. The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase
2. n. The state of being extended
3. n. That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension")
4. n. A part of a building that has been extended from the original
5. n. (semantics) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension.
6. n. (banking, finance) A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
7. n. (medicine) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
8. n. (weightlifting) An exercise in which an arm or leg is straightened against resistance.
9. n. (fencing) A simple offensive action, consisting of extending the weapon arm forward.
10. n. (telecommunication) A numerical code used to specify a specific telephone in a telecommunication network.
11. n. (computing) A file extension.
Files with the .txt extension usually contain text.
12. n. (computing) An optional software component that adds functionality to an application.
a browser extension
13. n. (logic) The set of tuples of values that, used as arguments, satisfy the predicate.
14. n. (grammar) A kind of derivative morpheme applied to verbs in Bantu languages.
a
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
I've seen it happen a hundred times.
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
4. art. The same; one.
We are of a mind on matters of morals.
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
Stand a tiptoe.
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
Torn a pieces.
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
I brush my teeth twice a day.
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
A God’s name.
13. prep. To do with status; In.
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
To set the people a worke.
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
The times, they are a-changin'.
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
Jacob, when he was a dying
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
The name of John a Gaunt.
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
person
1. n. An individual; usually a human being.
Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.
2. n. A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic represent
3. n. (Christianity) Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
4. n. (chiefly in science fiction) Any sentient or socially intelligent being.
5. n. (in a compound noun or noun phrase) Someone who likes or has an affinity for (a specified thing).
Jack's always been a dog person, but I prefer cats.
6. n. The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.
7. n. (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.
At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person.
8. n. (law) The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.
9. n. (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he is speaking. See grammatical person.
10. n. (biology) A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.
11. v. (obsolete, transitive) To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.
12. v. (transitive, gender-neutral) To man.
hands
1. n. plural of hand
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of hand
hand
1. n. The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
Her hands are really strong.
2. n. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.:
3. n. A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
4. n. An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
5. n. In linear measurement::
6. n. (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
7. n. (obsolete) Three inches.
8. n. A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
9. n. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
10. n. An agent; a servant, or manual laborer, especially in compounds; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful.
an old hand at speaking; large farms need many farm hands
11. n. An instance of helping.
Bob gave Alice a hand to move the furniture.
12. n. Handwriting; style of penmanship.
a good hand
13. n. A person's autograph or signature.
Given under my Hand and Seal of the State this 1st Day of January, 2010.
14. n. Personal possession; ownership.
15. n. (usually in the hands) Management, domain, control.
in safe hands; in good hands; He lost his job when the factory changed hands. With the business back in the founder's hands, there is new hope for the company. With John
16. n. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.:
17. n. (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
18. n. # A round of a card game.
19. n. (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
20. n. (collective) The collective noun for a bunch of bananas.
21. n. Applause.
Give him a hand.
22. n. (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
23. n. (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
24. n. A whole rhizome of ginger.
25. n. The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
This fabric has a smooth, soft hand.
26. n. (archaic) Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.
27. n. (archaic) Agency in transmission from one person to another.
to buy at first hand (from the producer, or when new); to buy at second hand (when no longer in the producer’s hand, or when not new); It's not a rumor. I heard it at first hand.
28. n. (obsolete) Rate; price.
29. v. To give, pass, or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
He handed them the letter. She handed responsibility over to her deputy.
30. v. To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
to hand a lady into a carriage
31. v. (transitive, obsolete) To manage.
32. v. (transitive, obsolete) To seize; to lay hands on.
33. v. (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
34. v. (transitive, nautical, said of a sail) To furl.
35. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To cooperate.
or
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
The country Myanmar, or Burma
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
grip
1. v. To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
That suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly.
The glue will begin to grip within five minutes.
After a few slips, the tires gripped the pavement.
2. v. To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.
He grips me.
3. v. (intransitive) To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.
Let’s grip (get a coffee, hang, take a break, see a movie, etc.)
4. v. To trench; to drain.
5. n. A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
The ball will move differently depending on the grip used when throwing it.
6. n. A handle or other place to grip.
the grip of a sword
There are several good grips on the northern face of this rock.
7. n. (computing, GUI) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
8. n. (film production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
9. n. A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).
10. n. (chiefly Southern California slang) A lot of something.
That is a grip of cheese.
She has the grip.
11. n. (archaic) A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
12. n. An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
He gave me a grip.
13. n. A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.
You're a real grip.
14. n. (slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
I need to get a grip of nails for my project.
15. n. (figurative) A tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
in the grip of a blackmailer
16. n. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
17. n. (dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
18. n. (obsolete) The griffin.
seen
1. v. past participle of see
2. v. (nonstandard, dialectal) simple past tense of see; saw.
I seen it with my own eyes.
3. n. The letter س in the Arabic script.
see
1. v. (stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
2. v. To witness or observe by personal experience.
Now I've seen it all!
I have been blind since birth and I love to read Braille. When the books arrive in from the library, I can’t wait to see what stories they have s
I saw military service in Vietnam.
3. v. To form a mental picture of.
4. v. (figuratively) To understand.
Do you see what I mean?
5. v. To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
They're blind to the damage they do, but someday they'll see.
6. v. (social) To meet, to visit.
7. v. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
to go to see a friend
8. v. To date frequently.
I've been seeing her for two months
9. v. To be the setting or time of.
The 20th century saw humanity's first space exploration.
10. v. (by extension) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
I'll see you hang for this! I saw that they didn't make any more trouble.
11. v. (gambling) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
I'll see your twenty dollars and raise you ten.
12. v. (sometimes mystical) To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
The oracle saw the destruction of the city.
13. v. To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
I'll come over later and see if I can fix your computer.
14. v. (used in the imperative) (Used to emphasise a proposition.)
You see, Johnny, your Dad isn't your real dad.
15. v. (used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
Step 4: In the system, check out the laptop to the student (see: "Logging Resources" in the Tutor Manual).
This article is about the insect. For the English rock band, see.
For a complete proof of the Poincaré conjecture, see Appendix C.
16. interj. Directing the audience to pay attention to the following
See here, fellas, there's no need for all this rucus!
17. interj. Introducing an explanation
See, in order to win the full prize we would have to come up with a scheme to land a rover on the Moon.
18. n. A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
19. n. The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric
20. n. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
As
1. n. plural of A
She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.
2. adv. To such an extent or degree.
You’re not as tall as I am.
It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.
3. adv. In the manner or role specified.
The kidnappers released him as agreed.
The parties were seen as agreeing on a range of issues.
He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.
4. adv. (dated) For example (compare such as).
5. conj. In the same way that; according to what.
Do as I say!
I'm under a lot of pressure, as you know.
As you wish, my lord!
6. conj. At the same instant that; when.
As I came in, she flew.
7. conj. At the same time that; while.
He sleeps as the rain falls.
8. conj. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
9. conj. Being that, considering that, because, since.
As it’s too late, I quit.
10. conj. Introducing a basis of comparison, after as, so, or a comparison of equality.
She's twice as strong as I was two years ago.
It's not so complicated as I expected.
11. conj. (dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive); ‘as though’, ‘as if’.
12. conj. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state with the verb elided; as if, as though.
13. conj. (now England, US, regional) Functioning as a relative conjunction; that.
14. conj. Expressing concession; though.
15. conj. (obsolete, rare) Than.
16. prep. Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
You are not as tall as me.
They're big as houses.
17. prep. In the role of.
What is your opinion as a parent?
18. n. (unit of weight) A libra.
19. n. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
20. n. plural of a
rapacious
1. adj. Voracious; avaricious.
2. adj. Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.
3. adj. (of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.
or
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
The country Myanmar, or Burma
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
evil
1. adj. Intending to harm; malevolent.
an evil plot to kill innocent people
2. adj. Morally corrupt.
Do you think that companies that engage in animal testing are evil?
3. adj. Unpleasant, foul (of odour, taste, mood, weather, etc.).
4. adj. Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous.
5. adj. (obsolete) Having harmful qualities; not good; worthless or deleterious.
an evil beast; an evil plant; an evil crop
6. adj. (computing, programming, slang) undesirable; harmful; bad practice
Global variables are evil; storing processing context in object member variables allows those objects to be reused in a much more flexible way.
7. n. Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
The evils of society include murder and theft.
Evil lacks spirituality, hence its need for mind control.
8. n. Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; anything which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury; mischief; harm.
9. n. (obsolete) A malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil (scrofula).

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